Apr 25 Net neutrality reinstated as FCC passes measure to regulate internet providers By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity By News Desk “Does it strike you as odd that your understanding of immunity goes way beyond what OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) has ever claimed for a former president?” Justice Elena Kagan asked. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justices ask government which 'core powers' are covered by presidential immunity By News Desk The justices proposed a hypothetical scenario of a president leading a peaceful protest outside of the U.S. Capitol that went on to disrupt official proceedings. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Coney Barrett asks Trump lawyer why impeachment 'gateway' would only apply to the president By News Desk Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer D. John Sauer has argued that impeachment and conviction is necessary as a precursor to criminal conviction. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Jackson asks what stops presidents from committing crimes if they're immune from prosecution By News Desk Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned Trump attorney D. John Sauer's underlying assumption that official acts by a sitting president are immune from criminal prosecution while private acts are not. Continue reading
Apr 25 Ex-tabloid publisher testifies at hush money trial about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories By Associated Press Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker shed light on the inner workings of the supermarket tabloid industry, calmly bringing to life the machinations he says were involved in identifying and burying stories on Trump’s behalf. Continue reading
Apr 25 As pro-Palestinian protesters occupy campuses, some universities call in police while others wait it out By Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado, Nick Perry, Associated Press Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of new arrests. Other schools appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester… Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on economic agenda during campaign event in Syracuse By News Desk Biden's speech comes as a report shows the nation's economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6 percent annual pace in the face of high interest rates. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: National Cathedral hosts memorial for World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Israeli drone strikes killed the seven during an aid mission in Gaza on April 1. The killings heightened international pressure on the Israeli military to change treatment of aid workers and Palestinian civilians in Gaza during the war with Hamas. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump back in New York court for hush money trial while the Supreme Court considers presidential immunity case By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A reluctant Donald Trump is back in a New York City courtroom as his hush money trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for… Continue reading